Calendar

Game Day. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Blackstone Public Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave. Play board games all day long. Learn new games and enjoy some of your old favorites including Settlers of Catan, Munchkin, Zombies, Pandemic, Talisman and Ticket to Ride. Dungeons & Dragons RPG will also be played. For adults and kids 9 and up.

Children’s Bridge Workshop. 11 a.m. Blackstone Public Library, 4904 S. Lake Park Ave. Join us as Chicago author Patrick McBriarty reads his book “Drawbridges Open and Close” aloud and discusses basic bridge design. Children will also have a chance to do some hands on bridge building of their own! Open to children ages 5 to 10. Presented by CARA-Chicago Area Reading Association.

Handel’s Messiah. $25-$55/$5 for students. 3 p.m. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. Continue the beloved tradition of a matinée performance of Handel’s Messiah to usher in the Christmas season with the Rockefeller Chapel Choir, Motet Choir, Chicago Men’s a Cappella and Haymarket Opera Orchestra, led by Jeri-Lou Zike. Appropriate for ages 5 and up. Run time is approximately 2 hours with one 20-minute intermission.

‘Tis the Season of Two Divas: A Holiday Concert. $15-$20. 5 p.m. The Promontory, 5311 S. Lake Park Ave. Featuring Greta Pope and Tecroa Rogers, with Daryl Nitz and George Howe. All ages. Doors open at 4 p.m.

Worship. Open Space. 11:30 a.m.-noon, every Wednesday, Bond Chapel, 1050 E. 59th St., 773-702-8200. A brief worship service co-sponsored by the U. of C. Divinity School and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, and planned by a student-led worship committee.

Older Adult Life Planning: Lifestyle Choices
@ The U. of C. Community Program Accelerator

Dec 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Older Adult Life Planning: Lifestyle Choices. $5. 5:30-7:30 p.m. The U. of C. Community Program Accelerator, 5225 S. Cottage Grove Ave. The Chicago Hyde Park Village presents Older Adult Life Planning, a guide to planning for later years for ourselves, our friends and our family. Presented by Deborah Hart, the CEO of Montgomery Place. Space is limited, please register at 773-363-1933.

Older Adult Life Planning: Lifestyle Choices
@ The U. of C. Community Program Accelerator

Dec 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Older Adult Life Planning: Lifestyle Choices. $5. 5:30-7:30 p.m. The U. of C. Community Program Accelerator, 5225 S. Cottage Grove Ave. The Chicago Hyde Park Village presents Older Adult Life Planning, a guide to planning for later years for ourselves, our friends and our family. Presented by Deborah Hart, the CEO of Montgomery Place. Space is limited, please register at 773-363-1933.

Campaign for the 10th President. 6 p.m. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Join artist Seamus Nolan in his campaign to have William Delaney, a child who died while in the care of the Irish state, appointed as the tenth president of Ireland.

Campaign for the 10th President. 6 p.m. Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Join artist Seamus Nolan in his campaign to have William Delaney, a child who died while in the care of the Irish state, appointed as the tenth president of Ireland.

One Book One Chicago Film Screening-“Food Patriots.”
@ Blackstone Public Library

Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm

One Book One Chicago Film Screening-“Food Patriots.” 6 p.m. Blackstone Public Library, 4904. Lake Park Ave. Touched by their teenage son’s battle with a foodborne superbug, filmmakers Jeff & Jennifer Spitz document their family’s struggle to raise backyard chickens, grow food and transform into Food Patriots. The film features people from all walks of life who are trying to change the way Americans eat, buy food and educate the next generation of consumers. Running time 74 minutes.

One Book One Chicago Film Screening-“Food Patriots.”
@ Blackstone Public Library

Dec 7 @ 6:00 pm

One Book One Chicago Film Screening-“Food Patriots.” 6 p.m. Blackstone Public Library, 4904. Lake Park Ave. Touched by their teenage son’s battle with a foodborne superbug, filmmakers Jeff & Jennifer Spitz document their family’s struggle to raise backyard chickens, grow food and transform into Food Patriots. The film features people from all walks of life who are trying to change the way Americans eat, buy food and educate the next generation of consumers. Running time 74 minutes.

Gertrude Stein: Poetry in the age of Mechanical Reproduction (Part I)
@ Smart Museum of Art

Dec 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Gertrude Stein: Poetry in the age of Mechanical Reproduction (Part I). Free. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. This two-part program investigates the work of Gertrude Stein through an experimental tour of “There was a whole collection made” at the Smart Museum, a collaborative printmaking project, and a special Forms and Features writing workshop at the Poetry Foundation. Space is limited, please register in advance.